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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS · 505 Games · 2022-03-30

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Death Stranding · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 24, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Mar 30, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2024 (iOS), Nov 07, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 30, 2024 (Mac)

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT is a 2022 Action, Adventure game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (92% of 67959 reviews) sentiment.

1,637
playing now
92%
positive of 70k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
54
twitch viewers (latest)
6.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
91/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (144 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 93% recommend · from 105 critics
66h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 113h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

1,637 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Death Stranding is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Konami in 2015. It was first released for PlayStation 4 in November 2019, followed by a Windows port in July 2020. A director's cut was released for PlayStation 5 in September 2021, followed by releases for Windows in March 2022, iOS, iPadOS and macOS in January 2024, and Amazon Luna and Xbox Series X/S in November 2024. Sony published the game on their consoles, while 505 Games published all other versions under license from Kojima Productions.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,637 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9,802 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,225/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 69,755 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.91-80%
GreenManGaming$8.00-80%
IndieGala$8.39-79%
Gamesplanet$8.45-79%
WinGameStore$8.99-78%
Humble Store$9.99-75%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.91 at GameBillet (2026-09-10) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 97 of 119 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.2k4.2k20222026Week of 2022-03-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,524 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,564 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,430 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 698 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 933 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,240 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 989 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,159 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4,161 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 321 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,672 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 693 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 855 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,609 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,804 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,441 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 45 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.3k1.5k2026-09-14 20:00 — 3,112 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 2,007 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 2,814 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 3,093 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 2,639 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 2,497 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 3,230 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 2,043 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 2,618 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 3,831 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,956 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 1,605 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 2,787 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 1,455 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 2,254 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 4,254 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 2,008 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 1,765 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 2,835 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 2,297 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 2,163 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 2,089 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 2,108 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,637 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9.3k720Apr 2022Aug 2026Apr 2022 — avg 2,245 · peak 5,455Jun 2022 — avg 896 · peak 1,904Aug 2022 — avg 760 · peak 1,274Oct 2022 — avg 1,080 · peak 2,586Dec 2022 — avg 2,252 · peak 5,349Feb 2023 — avg 1,171 · peak 2,637Apr 2023 — avg 1,350 · peak 3,129Jun 2023 — avg 957 · peak 2,083Aug 2023 — avg 789 · peak 1,439Oct 2023 — avg 720 · peak 1,744Dec 2023 — avg 1,129 · peak 1,973Feb 2024 — avg 2,046 · peak 4,169Apr 2024 — avg 1,118 · peak 2,726Jun 2024 — avg 1,032 · peak 2,248Aug 2024 — avg 898 · peak 1,661Oct 2024 — avg 1,522 · peak 3,466Dec 2024 — avg 1,515 · peak 2,851Feb 2025 — avg 1,292 · peak 2,634Apr 2025 — avg 2,058 · peak 4,382Jun 2025 — avg 5,252 · peak 22,020Aug 2025 — avg 3,781 · peak 7,539Oct 2025 — avg 1,573 · peak 3,623Dec 2025 — avg 1,856 · peak 3,472Feb 2026 — avg 3,376 · peak 8,510Apr 2026 — avg 3,141 · peak 7,375Jun 2026 — avg 1,586 · peak 3,339Aug 2026 — avg 1,215 · peak 2,264
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1101102026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 46 new positive2026-09-22: 8 new negative2026-09-23: 48 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new negative2026-09-24: 46 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 64 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 51 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 110 new positive2026-09-27: 15 new negative2026-09-28: 41 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new negative2026-09-29: 34 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 39 new positive2026-09-30: 11 new negative2026-10-01: 34 new positive2026-10-01: 5 new negative2026-10-02: 43 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 53 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 51 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new negative2026-10-05: 57 new positive2026-10-05: 10 new negative2026-10-06: 46 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 43 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 45 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 37 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 43 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 38 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 80 new positive2026-10-12: 7 new negative2026-10-13: 31 new positive2026-10-13: 7 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$0.002022-03-292026-10-092022-03-29 — best price $31.002022-05-23 — best price $33.992022-07-06 — best price $25.992022-08-10 — best price $33.992022-09-22 — best price $17.992022-11-13 — best price $27.952022-12-08 — best price $23.992023-01-03 — best price $18.392023-01-27 — best price $30.492023-03-24 — best price $30.492023-05-30 — best price $30.492023-09-07 — best price $19.992023-11-07 — best price $39.992023-12-22 — best price $15.642024-02-15 — best price $31.492024-04-04 — best price $39.992024-06-06 — best price $39.992024-07-29 — best price $29.182024-08-27 — best price $31.192024-10-17 — best price $39.992024-12-06 — best price $11.192025-01-27 — best price $14.872025-03-01 — best price $37.992025-04-16 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $15.992025-08-01 — best price $39.992025-09-23 — best price $20.002025-11-05 — best price $13.592025-12-17 — best price $15.992026-02-16 — best price $8.392026-04-01 — best price $13.992026-05-10 — best price $31.172026-07-07 — best price $12.992026-08-13 — best price $15.992026-10-02 — best price $7.912026-10-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8.3k1.2k2026-05-30 — 1,573 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,455 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,843 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,407 pageviews2026-06-15 — 1,397 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1,391 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,771 pageviews2026-06-27 — 1,544 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,483 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,742 pageviews2026-07-09 — 1,524 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,493 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,464 pageviews2026-07-21 — 1,304 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1,483 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,542 pageviews2026-08-02 — 1,495 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,255 pageviews2026-08-10 — 1,678 pageviews2026-08-14 — 1,230 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,350 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1,432 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,513 pageviews2026-08-30 — 1,805 pageviews2026-09-03 — 1,438 pageviews2026-09-07 — 1,856 pageviews2026-09-11 — 8,289 pageviews2026-09-15 — 2,807 pageviews2026-09-19 — 2,752 pageviews2026-09-23 — 2,292 pageviews2026-09-27 — 2,005 pageviews2026-10-01 — 1,476 pageviews2026-10-05 — 1,817 pageviews2026-10-08 — 1,550 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

18702026-09-30 18:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 136 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 54 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.1%
earned "Delivering Is What I Do"
28.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

19 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)78,22514%63
Steam (Steam)39,2768%63
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)17,6014%63

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionHorrorSci-fiRelaxingAdventureCinematicOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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